Musculoskeletal TB

 Musculoskeletal tuberculosis (TB) accounts for about 10% of all extrapulmonary TB cases within the us and is that the third commonest site of extrapulmonary TB after pleural and lymphatic disease. Vertebral involvement (tuberculous spondylitis, or Pott's disease) is that the commonest sort of skeletal TB, accounting for about half all cases of musculoskeletal TB. The presentation of musculoskeletal TB could also be insidious over an extended period and therefore the diagnosis could also be elusive and delayed, as TB might not be the initial consideration in the differential diagnosis. Concomitant pulmonary involvement might not be present, thus confusing the diagnosis even further.